Lava Lamp ~~~     *Optimization Wizard - Optimized Octree > Nearest Color     *Optimization Wizard - Standard Palette > Ordered Dithering     This text tutorial written by and ©rae. January 09, 2006 Written for PSP 9 This Tutorial will be more difficult to do in PSP 7 and 8 - since the capability to use the Directional Arrows/keyboard is limited in both - by using the Deformation Tool - it deselects your text.   ***** Jasc tube used in the example * Modern Circles * found in this Folder 1.  Open a large canvas - 600X500 transparent *wider if you need more room Picture Tube = Modern Circles      Click into your canvas - hold the click and run your cursor all around your canvas, placing circles :   Now, we'll pop the color a bit more. Duplicate the layer > change the Blend Mode at the copy layer to 'Overlay'     Merge Visible those layers Duplicate it again At the Copy = Image > Flip  ..  Image > Mirror Rename the layer to 'Up' Rename the original layer to 'Down' At the 'Up' layer = change Blend Mode to Difference     2.  Highlight your 'Up' layer and Open your Text Tool :   *my font choice is 'FSO Revenge of Zany' Enter your text with a Background (text outline) color of your choice.. Foreground > Null Create As Vector > Then use the nodes to pull your text to the size you want Convert to Raster Add a New Raster layer Layers > Arrange > Send to Bottom.. or pull it down the layer palette Section Tool > Rectangle = draw a selection around your text Flood fill with black *or play around with colors/gradients   I have you draw a selection since, if you use a gradient - you'll be able to keep the light and dark areas and the colors used - closer and part of your text background    ..draw selection   & flood fill                                                   Select None 3.  Open your Magic Wand Text layer > wand outside the letters outlines Hold the Shift key > wand inside the letter openings in 'A, B, D, E, etc' Selections > Modify > Expand by 1 While selected > highlight the background fill layer > hit Delete at your keyboard Keep Selection active > highlight at each Circles (UP & Down) layer > Delete Merge Visible Keep selection active Grab the Merged layer and drag off, into your workspace, and drop it = to make a new image Return to your work canvas Undo till all circles return, at each Up and Down layer, to fill the canvas Keep selection active through all steps 4.  Open your Mover Tool Select the Up layer (at palette)  Hold Shift > Click into the canvas > keep your cursor at the canvas Move to your Directional Arrows at your keyboard Click Up twice Select the Down layer Hold Shift > Click into the canvas > keep your cursor at the canvas Move to your Directional Arrows at your keyboard Click Down Twice Select Each Up and Down layer (at palette) > hit the Delete key Merge visible *keep selection active Drag the merged layer over to the new canvas *it will make another layer Undo to return all the circles back to your Up and Down layers *just until they reappear to fill the canvas Now repeat the above steps.. Holding the Shift key with your Mover tool & clicking into the canvas..  clicking Up at the directional arrow keys and Down twice each, deleting, etc Continue until you count 14 Raster layers at your New canvas. Save the 14 Raster layers as a Paint Shop Pro Image (*.psp) 5.  Open Animation Shop > browse to open your saved layers Click into Frame#2 > Hold the Shift key > Scroll to Frame#13 and click to select that series of frames Edit > Copy Click into Frame#14 > Right click > Paste After Current Frame Animation > Reverse Frames   Select Frame#1 Animation > Frame Properties > enter 15 Select Frame#14 Animation > Frame Properties > enter 15 Play your animation If you are happy with it.. you're done! Optimization Wizard ~ look at the two examples at the top and choose your settings